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Rubio says Iran talks far from a breakthrough as oil eases
CNBC reports Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran's demands are unrealistic, while oil fell after President Trump called further strikes highly unlikely if talks progress.
- New headline Was: “Rubio sees little hope of diplomatic breakthrough to Mideast deadlock amid 'outrageous' Iranian demands”
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that talks with Iran were not close to a diplomatic breakthrough, as oil prices slipped Monday after President Donald Trump said further strikes were highly unlikely if negotiations advanced1.
Speaking with reporters in Florida before traveling to Paris for a G7 foreign ministers meeting, Rubio said Trump would prefer to solve the conflict diplomatically but that is not always possible1. CNBC reported Tehran had proposed shortening a timetable for restarting talks from seven days to two1.
"I wouldn't say we're on the verge of a breakthrough," Rubio said, adding that Iranian demands were in some cases "outrageous and ridiculous"1.
Trump, in a CNN interview before Rubio spoke, said a resumption of hostilities in the more than eight-month conflict was unlikely if talks to constrain Iran's nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz progressed1.
Brent crude was down 0.75% at $97.58 a barrel by 5:25 a.m. ET Monday, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures for December delivery were 0.42% lower at $90.45, CNBC said1.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Tehran wants U.S. sanctions lifted and the war ended on all fronts before negotiations begin1.
